City and home smart cameras, eavesdropping, surveillance and safety

Two events this year show what can happen with home security cameras. 1. An Illinois couple said a hacker spoke to their baby through one of their Nest security cameras and then later hurled obscenities at them, CBS station WBBM-TV reports. Arjun Sud told the station he was outside his 7-month-old son's room Sunday outside … Continue reading City and home smart cameras, eavesdropping, surveillance and safety

Cities, critical infrastructure and maturity

Whilst technically a City is not deemed Critical National Infrastructure there are or soon will be good reasons to consider capitals and major cities as something critical to the safety, welfare and economy of a country. Consider the UK government’s official definition of CNI: ‘Those critical elements of infrastructure (namely assets, facilities, systems, networks or … Continue reading Cities, critical infrastructure and maturity